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Water and Wastewater Terms Beginning H

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

heat sensor

A device that opens and closes a switch in response to changes in the temperature. This device might be a metal contact, or a thermocouple that generates a minute electric current proportional to the difference in heat, or a variable resistor whose value changes in response to changes in temperature. Also called a temperature sensor.